{{tnr}}'''Chris Kapenga''' is a [[Republican]] member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010#District 33|District 33]]. He was first elected in 2010.

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{{tnr}}'''Chris Kapenga''' is a [[Republican]] member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], representing District 99 since 2013. He represented District 33 from 2011 to 2013.

Chris is a CPA, having earned a BS in accountancy from Calvin College. Before assuming office, he was the owner and president of Integrated Time Systems.<ref>[http://www.chriskapenga.com/index-1.html Campaign website biography]</ref><ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=127114 ''Project Vote Smart'', "Assembly member Chris Kapenga biography," May 26, 2011]</ref>

Chris is a CPA, having earned a BS in accountancy from Calvin College. Before assuming office, he was the owner and president of Integrated Time Systems.<ref>[http://www.chriskapenga.com/index-1.html Campaign website biography]</ref><ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=127114 ''Project Vote Smart'', "Assembly member Chris Kapenga biography," May 26, 2011]</ref>

==Committee assignments==

==Committee assignments==

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===2013-2014===

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At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kapenga served on the following committees:

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{{Committee Assignments

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|State =Wisconsin

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|year =2013

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|Chamber =State Assembly

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|Committee1 =Constitution and Ethics

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|Chair1=Co-Chair

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|Committee2 = Financial Institutions

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|Chair2 = Vice-chair

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|Committee3 = Health

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|Committee4 = Jobs, Economy and Mining

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|Committee5 = Labor

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===2011-2012===

===2011-2012===

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In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kapenga has been appointed to these committees:

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During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kapenga served on these committees:

Kapenga won re-election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012|Wisconsin State Assembly]] [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012#District 99|District 99]]. Kapenga ran unopposed in the [[Republican]] primary on August 14 and defeated [[Thomas Hibbard]] (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/page/candidates_on_ballot_08_14_12_partisan_primary_pdf_18477.PDF ''Wisconsin Government Accountability Board'', "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," retrieved June 12, 2012]</ref>

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Kapenga won re-election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012|Wisconsin State Assembly]] [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012#District 99|District 99]]. Kapenga ran unopposed in the [[Republican]] primary on August 14 and defeated [[Thomas Hibbard]] (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/page/candidates_on_ballot_08_14_12_partisan_primary_pdf_18477.PDF ''Wisconsin Government Accountability Board'', "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," retrieved June 12, 2012]</ref>

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{{Election box 2012

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|Chamber = Wisconsin State Assembly, District 99, General Election

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|party1 =Republican

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|party2 = Democratic

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|party3 =-

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|winner1 = Chris Kapenga

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|Inc1 =Y

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|candidate2 =Thomas Hibbard

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|candidate3 =''Scattering''

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|votes1 = 26314

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|votes2 =8166

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|votes3 =15

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==Campaign donors==

==Campaign donors==

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In Wisconsin, there is a $500 campaign contribution limit for donations to partisan [[Wisconsin State Assembly|Assembly]] candidates.<ref>[http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/page/campaign_contribution_limits_partisan_state_pdf_13605.pdf ''Wisconsin Government Accountability Board'' "Contribution Limits"]</ref>

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{{Comprehensive donor history

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===2010===

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|Name = Kapenga

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In 2010, when Kapenga first won election to the State Assembly, he collected $83,316 in donations.<ref>[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=131625 ''Follow the Money.org'', Chris Kapenga candidate summary, Retrieved June 22, 2011]</ref>

Special

Kapenga ran in the special election for state Senate District 33. Rich Zipperer (R) resigned the seat to join Gov. Scott Walker's cabinet. Kapenga faced fellow state Rep. Paul Farrow (R) in the Republican primary on November 6.[5][6] Kapenga conceded the November 6 Republican primary race to Farrow.[7]

2010

Kapenga was unopposed in the November 2 general election. Kapenga defeated Republicans Joe Deklotz, Brian Dorow, and Steve Ksobiech in the primary election. [8]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 33 Republican Primary (2010)

Candidates

Votes

Percent

Chris Kapenga(R)

5,253

39.87%

Brian Dorow (R)

4,541

34.47%

Joe Deklotz (R)

2,646

20.09%

Steve Ksobiech (R)

734

5.57%

Campaign themes

Kapenga lists his themes about the following issues:

Economy and jobs - "Our economy runs on businesses, not government."

Taxes - He proposes "to bring more accountability into place and stop the extreme spending habits of the liberal democrats in power."

Welfare - Will work to refine the definition of "the poor" while supporting the "moral obligation" "...to ensure that those in society who are unable to care for themselves are cared for. "

Immigration - Supports government assurances to "provide a reasonable process of review in a timely manner." for applicants for citizenship."

Role of Government - Kapenga believes that "n.o law should be passed that goes beyond the defined scope, with the exception of a passed amendment taking place that changes the scope."

Education - "The key to quality education is solid teachers, involved parents, and local decision making."

Environment - He believes in protecting the clean water of the Great Lakes and "in programs such as increased use of nuclear power plants, which would decrease pollution and our dependence on fossil fuels."

Religion -"Exercise of this freedom must be upheld, and only when religion conflicts with the well-being of society should government step in."

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Kapenga is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Kapenga raised a total of $226,204 during that time period. This information was last updated on June 7, 2013.[10]